. >> dubois: former south african president nelson mandela has been admitted to a pretoria hospital for tests. an official statement says there is "no cause for alarm." mandela celebrated his 94th birthday this past july with a cbs news crew given require access to the party. back in this country, we are just over three weeks away from falling over the so-called fiscal cliff, that combination of tax increases and deep federal spending cuts. nancy cordes reports the back-and-forth showed no sign of letting up today 20 white house and the republicans in congress. >> reporter: in his saturday weekly address, president obama signaled he is open to making cuts on programs like medicare and medicaid if republicans agree to raise tax rates for the rich. >> i'm willing to find ways to bring down the cost of health care without hurting seniors and other americans who depend on it. and i'm willing to make more entitlement spendings cuts on top of the $1 trillion in spending cuts i signed into law last year. >> reporter: his remarks came one day after house speaker john boehner announced the talke

south africa's former president nelson mandela remains in the hospital tonight. and as mark phillips reports 9 entire country is holding its breath. >> when the much respected man seens a the saviour of his country is rushed to the hospital, it's a question of hold the front page. nelson mandela was brought to this military hospital in the capitol pretoria for what is being described as a routine visit, tests, nothing to be alarmed about, the south african government says. but there's no such thing as routine for a 94-year-old man known to be in frail health. and people are worried. >> we are praying that he gets well soon and back strong again soon. and that -- -- that the tests come out positive. >> reporter: normally mandela spends his time at his home village about 500 miles away. this was him at his 94th birthday celebration last july when he seemed physically well if mentally dete time. but now he's in the hospital again, and a security court has been set up. south africa's current president jacob zuna says he looks well and is getting good care. but the reverence for mandela i

president nelson mandela has emen admitted to a pretoria hospital for tests. an official statement says there is "no cause for alarm." wndela celebrated his 94th birthday this past july with a cbs news crew given rare access to the party. north korea signaled today it may postpone a controversial test launch of its new long- range rocket previously scheduled to take place as early as this coming monday. it offered no explanation for the apparent delay. here at home, we are just over three weeks away from falling over the so-called fiscal cliff, that combination of tax increases and deep federal spending cuts. nancy cordes reports, the back- and-forecast showed no sign of letting up today 20 white house and republicans in congress. dr reporter: in his saturday weekly address, president obama nignaled he is open to making cuts on programs like medicare agd medicaid if republicans atree to raise tax rates for the rich. fini'm willing to find ways to cing down the cost of health care without hurting seniors and dther americans who depend on it. and i'm willing to make more entitlement

president of south africa is trying to calm fears over the health of nelson mandela. he said he's doing well now and no cause for alarm. mandela is a symbol of hope and freedom around the world. anything about his health causes concern. he's said to be undergoing tests that are consistent with his age. the iconic leader is 94. robin spoke recently with mandela's relatives in this exclusive interview. >> inside nelson mandela's home two of his granddaughters are rearranging family photographs. >> this is my favorite picture out of all of them. my grandfather looks really, really happy here. do you think these would go well here? >> putting up family pictures, intimate memories of times spent with their grandfather. >> this is where you catch him at his best. >> you catch the real nelson mandela? >> the real one. not the politician. not the world icon. nelson mandela the man, human being. >> the family member? >> exactly. >> mandela was surrounded by his large family when these pictures were taken at his 94th birthday party. no doubt his loved ones are with him now, too, as he endures ano

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developing news from south africa where nelson mandela is in the hospital right now. the former president is undergoing medical tests. that's according to the government. these tests have been planned for some time, we're told. they are consistent with his age. he is 94 years old. a family friend not saying how long mandela will be hospital iced, but a government spokesman insists there's, quote, no cause for alarm. mandela spent some time in the hospital earlier this year. he had stomach surgery. he became a bona fide world icon after spending some 27 years in prison for fighting against apartheid. in 1994, he became president of the country where he had been imprisoned. >>> to the fiscal cliff now. the clock continues to tick away. lawmakers now have just 24 days left to make a deal and avoid that combination of big tax hikes and drastic spending cuts that could hit the economy hard. today we are hearing more from both the president and from republicans. with me now, nbc news white house correspondent mike viqueira. viq, does there appear to be any progress? >> reporter: i don

, charlie? >> bill whitaker, thanks. >>> there is growing concern for the health of nelson mandela. south africa's government says the former president had a good night's rest in the hospital, but officials aren't saying why he's there, and that has many people worried. mark phillips is in pretoria, south africa. mark, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie and norah. in the absence of any specific detail on nelson mandela's condition, he's been in the hospital for two days now. inevitably the speculation rises and so does the concern. the last, more or less, public appearance of nelson mandela was on his 94th birthday last july. when we saw him with his family at a birthday lunch in his home village of kunu in the rural eastern cape province. at that time, he seemed physically robust but mentally distant from what was going on around him. when news emerged that mandela had been moved to a military hospital in pretoria, the worrying began again. >> we nid him around. we need his wisdom. >> reporter: but there was reassuring news from the government minister who saw mandel

$7.99. >>> we learned today former south african president nelson mandela is in the hospital. a government statement said he was admitted to the hospital in pretoria today. robin joins us live. what are officials saying about why he's been hospitalized? >> reporter: there is not a lot of information coming out from the presidency here. the statements that you alluded to was very placatory to give the south african and the international public a sense that everything's okay. they said he's well, there is nothing to worry about. that the medical attention is consistent with his age. remember, mandela is 94. that said, mandela has around the clock medical attention at his rural homestead in the eastern cape. his doctors must be sufficiently concerned about his health, joe, to fly him across the country to this hospital in pretoria. >> you have been able, being there, to get at least a bit of an assessment as to how his health was when you last saw him. give us a sense of that. >> i was fortunate to be at his birthday party in july at his homestead. he looked old. no doubt. he's muc

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president visited nelson mandela who is a in the president. -- who is a dental the hospital. he was admitted to a military hospital. he found the frail 94-year-old to be comfortable and in good care. we will turn our attention to the issue that has dominated our discussion since the election. we will continue to do so over the next few weeks. the president reject talks continue on the phone on the fiscal cliffs. what is happening behind the scenes? as next. we will have our sunday round table. all weekend long on but tv and american history to be, we are featuring the literary life of albany, new york, the capital of the new york state. we will feature all of the history programming our producers gathered there. here is a portion on september 11 exhibit found at the new york state museum. [video clip] >> we are at the new york state museum. this is our gallery dedicated to the history of september 11 and the attacks at the world trade center. the largest collection of material amassed after the attacks of september 11. to tell the story for the first moments of the attacks using obj

. mandela said, it always seems impossible until it is done. so, distinguished delegates and governments around the world, governments of the developed world, deep cuts now. get it done. [applause] >> thank you, miss appadurai, speaking on behalf of half of the world's population, i think she said at the beginning. and on a purely personal note, i wonder why we do not let half of the world's population speak first in this conference and not last? >> that was anjali appadurai, a college of the atlantic student from bar harbor, maine, addressing the durban climate summit. this year, she was banned from the doha summit for the first week. she is allowed in now and is here to tell us what happened. anjali, thank you for being with us. what happened? after giving a dramatic address last year, how is that they began to from this year's summit until you find that this past week? >> those who lost their badges in durban had to go through a real accreditation process to go to the conference this year. basically, i did not pass the process. >> why did you lose your badge last year? >>

perspective on this. thank you very much. >>> nelson mandela is in the hospital for testing. the 94-year-old in frail health and has not made public appearances for three years now. mandela was in prison for nearly three decades for his fight against them. he became the first president and democratic vote back in 1994. school students across the nation winning their food fight with the feds. what the usda is now doing and how it could effect kids all across the country. plus santa used to being on the roof there. that's not enough for one town who says the over sized saint nick has to go. many of my patients still clean their dentures with toothpaste. but they have to use special care in keeping the denture clean. dentures are very different to real teeth. they're about 10 times softer and may have surface pores where bacteria can multiply. polident is designed to clean dentures daily. its unique micro-clean formula kills 99.9% of odor causing bacteria and helps dissolve stains, cleaning in a better way than brushing with toothpaste. that's why i recommend using polident. [ male ann

south africa's beloved nelson mandela is getting tests at a hospital. but the spokesperson said there is no cause for alarm. he says that he is getting treatment consistent with his age. mandela spent years in prison after his long battle against wrongdoing. >>> and the rapper, notorious b.i.g., information on his death. the los angeles coroner's office released a report saying he suffered four gunshot wounds, one of which was fatal. his real name was christopher wallace, he was killed in an attack, nobody has been arrested on that attack. >>> and john mcafee will be allowed to stay in guatemala, at least for now, authorities want to question him about the killing of a neighbor last month. he will remain in the detention center in guatemala until his case his heard. >> reporter: i just came from having an interview with the attorney for john mcafee. he says that at mid day today he was able to get a stay from a judge that will allow john mcafee to remain here in guatemala, at least for the foreseeable future. it could be up to a month or more. and will allow his case of a asylum to be he

president nelson mandela remains in a hospital. the current administration says there's no cause for alarm and that mandela is undergoing medical tests that are consistent for his age. mandela is said to be doing well. he spent a night in the hospital back in january for respiratory infection and again in february for minor surgery. >>> venezuelan president hugo chavez announced his cancer has returned and that he would undergo another operation in cuba. tests show he has some malignant cells in the same area where tumors were previously removed. chavez also said for the first time that if his health were to worsen, his successor would be vice president nikola maduro. >>> egypt's liberal opposition has called for more protests today, after the president made concessions that fell short of their demand. egyptian president mohammed morsi agreed to rescind the sweeping powers he ordered last month, but opponents want him to go even further, rescinding a draft constitution that is going to referendum on december 15. >>> in syria, rebel commanders are hoping to improve the unity in bringi

president for 14 years. >>> in south africa countrymen said prayers for former president nelson mandela. the current south african president visited mandela and told reporters he looked well after a restful night. the 94-year-old was admitted to the hospital yesterday for tests. mand yell is known to be frail and his memory is fading, but the visitors say he is in good spirit. >>> in india, humans had to help out an elephant and her calf after they fell into that open well. the mother was able to get out all right, but she couldn't push her calf to safety. a tractor was brought in do help out, which ended up working as the cavwas able to walk away unhurt. there they go out of the hole. india is home to more than 50% of the world's asiatic elephants. >>> new businesses are taking advantage of new legalization of recreational marijuana use state of washington, but they are worried about a federal crackdown. richard thompson reports. while the president juggles this political hot potato in washington, d.c., there are businesses already taking advantage new law. the sign is an inviation to

canceled. >>> south africa's defense minister says former president nelson mandela is doing, quote, very, very well after being in the hospital for three days now. mandela is undergoing tests. officials aren't saying why he's in the hospital. he is 94 years old. >>> two colorado university students are facing felony charges after police say they gave brownies laced with marijuana to their history class. authorities say the professor and another student had to be taken to the hospital. six others were treated at the school. again, not funny. >>> it's a welcome gift for drivers. plunging gas prices for the holidays. cnbc's mandy drurry is here with what's moving your money. how low can they go? >> hopefully, chris, 3 bucks a gallon in much of the country. at this stage you've got u.s. supplies rising. demand is not so hot. so what we're seeing, chris, is wholesale prices are sinking. and that is soon going to be reflected at the pump. we're averaging now around, what, $3.35 a gallon nationwide. prices are expected to drop to around $3.20 a gallon within the next two to three weeks. a

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hearings following shortly thereafter. >>> developing now nbc news has confirmed nelson mandela is undergoing tests in a hospital. the spokesperson for former south african president says the tests have been planned for some time and are consistent with his age. the country's current president says mandela is doing fine and there is no cause for alarm. the 94-year-old was last admitted to the hospital in february. >>> new duelling arguments today in the fiscal cliff war of words. with just 24 days and counting, president obama and senator marco rubio in the republican address are racheting up the rhetoric. >> we can and should do more than just extend middle class tax cuts. and i stand ready to work with republicans or a plan that spurs economic growth, creates jobs and reduces our deficit. a plan that gives both sides some of what they want. >> tax increases will not solve our $16 trillion debt. only economic growth and a reform of entitlement programs will help control the debt. we must reform our complicated, uncertain job-killing tax code by getting rid of unjustifi loo holls.

president as his successor. former south african president, nelson mandela is facing a second night in the hospital. he's in for routine testing. he's in frail health and hasn't made public appearances for years. he had stomach surgery for years. a long range test rocket over the next week and a half. state media is reporting north korea came under heavy internal criticism since the announced plans. here in the states, the lapd is apologizing to the family of the late rapper, no toreious for not releasing the autopsy report. it was released prematurely. the rap star was killed 15 years ago in a drive by shooting. those are the fast five headlines. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are butting heads. earlier on "meet the press," dick durbin said the president wants to solve this problem. republican congressman kevin mccarthy claimed the commander and chief is playing political games. >> listen, if we are going to have a certainty for businesses to invest and workers to know new jobs are created, we have to get this behind us once and for all. >> i don't want to do it. the president d

of the hour and time now for the torch the news. former south african president, nelson mandela is in the hospital undergoing tests and he's in frail health. but is said to be doing well. >> jamie: the head of the london hospital where a nurse is said to have taken her life after being part after radio show prank, has written a letter to the australian radio network demanding a hoax like that never be repeated, a nurse caring for the pregnant duchess of cambridge killed herself after taking a talk from two radio dj's, pretending to be queen and prince charles. rapper b.i.g. was part of a shooting and no drugs or alcohol in his system, that has been sealed and his murder remains unsolved. fox news alert and new concerns over the growing political crisis in egypt. egypt's military warning of quote, disastrous consequences, offer the political crisis that is sending tens of thousands of protesters back into the streets. the warnings raising several questions right now. is egypt headed back into full-blown chaos and what can be done to stop a catastrophe. let's bring in john boulton, form

south african president nelson mandela has been admitted to a military hospital. he is undergoing -- undergoing medical tests. they say there is, quote, no cause for alarm. >>> new jobs numbers are out for november. the jobless rate is dropping to 7.7%. that is the lowest rate in four years. sounds good, right? well some analysts say the number can be misleading. joining us now is kyle harrington, founder of harrington capital management. >> how are you? >> i'm well. a 7.7 unemployment rate. >> you have to look at the numbers in detail. that's my job at harrington capital. 350,000 less people computed in that number. so people that have just decided they are going to drop out of the workforce. and so those numbers can be misleading. in addition, if you look at what is called the participation rate, arthel, and you go back four years when say president obama -- or four and a half years when president obama came into office it was at the 66% participation rate. meaning 66% of people participated in the polling and now it is 63. you are seeing less people participating because they a

orbit. >>> well, nelson mandela is in the hospital. he's getting care that's kint with -- that's consistent with his age, it's reported. he became south africa's first black president in 1994. he's now retired from public life. >>> coming up on 7:1. a sexual assault -- 7:18. a sexual lawsuit against the monetary fund could be settled in court. the lawsuit is against strauss- kahn by a housekeeper last year. today, the lawyers on both sides will update the judge on the status of the negotiations. >>> secret files on los angeles area priests accused of child sex abuse could soon become public. thousands of pages of top- secret church documents were kept for decades by the roman catholic archdiocese of los angeles. today, a judge will hear final objections from accused priests. they've been battling for five years over the release of the files. if the judge gives the green light after the hearing ta -- hearing today, the files could be made public within a month. >>> the political pressure is building to repair the board walks from hurricane sand. the costs -- sandy. the costs range

developing anti-virus software. >>> and former south african president nelson mandela is undergoing testing at a hospital. the 94-year-old hasn't made public appearances for years. >>> and a massive typhoon devastating the philippines has made a u-turn. the storm already killed nearly 600 people, and now it is threatening to mick a second land -- threatening to make a second landfall. greg? >>> president obama asking pong for tens -- asking for tens and billions of dollars. he is calling for $64 billion for hard-hit new york and nerming new jersey as well as other states. $37 billion for the victims, recovery and $13 billion in preventive measures in the event of another storm. monday marks six weeks since superstorm sandy slammed into the northeast. thousands of americans still suffering out there in the cold temperatures, and the tempers are flaring over fema's slow response and the lack of housing. >> it is the people in the area that have helped each other. forget red cross. forget all of these other agencies. it was the people that came from all over the united states to help t

mandela is said to be doing very well. the 94-year-old leader's hospitalized in pretoria for a medical issue the government says is consistent with his age. 19 years ago today, mandela received the nobel peace prize for his human rights contributions in south africa where he spent 27 years in prison as retribution for fighting racial segregation. >>> mcdonald's says sales are up and it's credited a limiting time offering. the credit bacon cheddar sandwich. the cbo, as it's called, is a big factor, according to the fast food chain, which says key global sales rose 2.4% last month. in october, mcdonald's saw its first monthly decline in nearly a decade. the cbo here in washington is the congressional budget office. i don't think mcdonald's was -- >> i think it was different -- >> they had a different idea in mind. >> when i first saw cbo, i said, congressional budget office. >> it's very well respected so i guess it goes well with a hamburger. >>> two australian deejays responded to the worldwide outrage over their prank that embarrassed the royal family and apparently caused a n